Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Schneider Deals with "Temporary Systems Issue"
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Trucking company Schneider confirms it is dealing with a "temporary systems issue" with its freight management system. "We have implemented our contingency plan and we are...
Feb 12, 2022 (Schneider International)
Spearers Cut in as Sturgeon Season Begins
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Spearers have cut in to the ice on Lake Winnebago for the start of sturgeon spearing season. It officially began this morning. Visibility is largely reported to be poor, but...
Feb 12, 2022 A sturgeon (file photo)
Ice Conditions 'Pretty Safe' Ahead of Sturgeon Spearing Season
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's almost time to cut into the ice on the Lake Winnebago system for the sturgeon spearing season. Don Herman of Sunk? Dive and Ice Service says there's plenty of ice to di...
Feb 11, 2022 Steve Renderman cuts a new hole for his son's strugeon spearing shanty on Lake Winnebago.
Football Fans Getting the Food Ready for Super Bowl Sunday
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- While the Packers early exit from the playoffs was disappointing to football fans in Northeast Wisconsin, they're still expected to gather in front of their TVs to watch the Los...
Feb 11, 2022 Maggie / CC
Waukesha Parade Attack Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
WAUKESHA CO, WI (WRN) -- The Milwaukee man accused of running down and killing six people and injuring dozens more at the Waukesha Christmas parade has plead not guilty. The attorney for 39-year-old D...
Feb 11, 2022 Darrell Brooks
DNR Issues Safety Reminders for Sturgeon Spearers
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- With thousands set to hit the ice this weekend, DNR officials are reminding sturgeon spearers to stay safe. Lt. Chris Shea says the thickness of the ice isn't tracked by the Depa...
Feb 10, 2022 Zach Fuller speared this 103.2-pound (71.3 inches) M2 male lake sturgeon on day six of the 2021 spearing season. According to our records, Zach’s fish is one of only 15 male lake sturgeons to weigh over 100 pounds. / Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR
New Report Recommends Wisconsin Cut Regulatory Burden
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- A new report recommends that the state of Wisconsin work to get rid of some of the over 160,000 regulations that make up the state's legal codes off of the books. The report from...
Feb 10, 2022 PHOTO: WILL
Super Bowl + March Madness = Stress for Problem Gamblers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- With the Super Bowl around the corner and March Madness just weeks away, it's a good time for sports fans. It can be a very stressful time, however, for those with gambling pro...
Feb 09, 2022 Kate Ter Haar / CC
Child Recovering After Being Hit by Car in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -- A 10-year-old child is recovering after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday Afternoon in Fond du Lac. Police there say that the child was walking alongside Old Pioneer Road when...
Feb 09, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Pulaski Native's Local Start Leads to Olympic Success
BEIJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (WTAQ) -- A Brown County native has broken records at the Beijing Olympics. Deedra Irwin, who grew up in Pulaski and graduated from Pulaski High School, finished se...
Feb 09, 2022 Deedra Irwin
